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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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